Black lives in Maine and beyond

To be Black is to be of the African diaspora yet it is so much more. To be Black in America is to share some universal truths, especially if one is African American or a descendant of enslaved Africans—but even that does not result in a shared reality for all. As a Black woman raised …

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Change requires courage or how do we move forward as a nation?

“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”– James Baldwin Change requires courage and after the events of the past week in the United States, it is abundantly clear that America needs to make some lifesaving changes for the sake of her future and citizens. We …

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